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Youth have lost hope, says Nathan Law

Law says many young people fear political suppression. File photo: RTHK

Demosisto lawmaker Nathan Law says political suppression and poor living conditions are deterring people from fighting for democracy.

Speaking on RTHK’s Letter to Hong Kong, he said people are disappointed with the regime twenty years after the return to Beijing’s rule. He also said government targeting of the opposition has worsened since Carrie Lam won the Chief Executive election.

He said: “The politics of fear seems to have made its way back into the heart of the city… I myself am a victim of suppression by the government and may lose my seat in the Legislative Council.

“The constant fear for one’s safety and possible jail time have deterred many people from active political participation.”

Law said young people have largely lost hope, while others face problems ranging from education to providing for retirement.

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「我感到憂慮的，不是香港自主權會被北京剝奪，而是這項權利會一點一滴地斷送在香港某些人手裏（My anxiety is this: not that this community's autonomy would be usurped by Peking, but that it could be given away bit by bit by some people in Hong Kong）。」
----港督彭定康1996年發表他任內最後一份《施政報告》